in Gaza City on Saturday, and witnesses said they sawIsraeli warplanes overhead, but Palestinian officials saidno one was hurt. The Palestinian Interior Ministry accused Israel of havinglaunched "fake" air strikes to terrify the Palestinianpopulation. The Associated Press quoted witnesses as saying that they saw smoke coming out of the warplanes, and that the booms were heard across Gaza City. The booms came shortly after Israel's defense ministersaid he would deliver a "crushing" response to 'Hamas'rocket fire on Israeli border towns overnight. In a meeting with security chiefs, Defense Minister ShaulMofaz also decided to send more ground troops to the Gazaborder. --SPA1254 Local Time 0954 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/291712